HOUSE BILL 578
Law
Adoption and foster care
ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE – Adds to existing law to prohibit religious discrimination in adoption and foster care cases.
RS31159 / H0578
This legislation creates Section 16-1648, to establish provisions prohibiting religious discrimination for adoption and foster care stakeholders. This includes prohibiting religious discrimination by the state government against foster parents and people that advise, provide, or facilitate adoption or foster care services. A person may bring an action to assert a claim under this section to seek relief and damages if they believe discriminatory actions was taken against them.
Idaho Code,
This legislation causes no additional expenditure of funds at the state or local government nor does it cause an increase or decrease in revenue for the state or local government therefore the legislation has no fiscal impact.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/15 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/16 | Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare |
| 02/26 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 02/27 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 02/28 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 64-4-2 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Achilles, Chew(Hansen), Necochea, Roberts Absent – Crane(12), Palmer Floor Sponsor - Blanksma Title apvd - to Senate |
| 02/29 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 02/29 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare |
| 03/07 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/08 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/14 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-2-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Toews, Trakel, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Zuiderveld NAYS – Taylor, Wintrow Absent and excused – VanOrden Floor Sponsor - Anthon Title apvd - to House |
| 03/15 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/18 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/18 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/18 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/19 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/20 | Delivered to Governor at 11:45 a.m. on March 19, 2024 |
| 03/25 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2024 Session Law Chapter 166 Effective: 07/01/2024 |